Barack Hussein Obama II
- Born:
- August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Nationality:
- American
- Profession(s):
- Politician, Lawyer, Author
Early Life and Education
- Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham.
- Lived in Indonesia with his mother and stepfather from 1967 to 1971.
- Graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu in 1979.
- Attended Occidental College for two years before transferring to Columbia University, graduating in 1983 with a B.A. in political science.
- Worked as a community organizer in Chicago.
- Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991, where he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.
Career and Major Achievements
- Served as a civil rights attorney and community organizer.
- Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, serving until 2004.
- Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, representing Illinois.
- Elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008, becoming the first African-American president.
- Re-elected as President in 2012.
- Key achievements include the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the end of the Iraq War.
- Authorized the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Notable Works
- Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995)
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (2006)
- A Promised Land (2020)
Legacy and Impact
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